Still, CBC Chair Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) sees progress in the sense that continued intervention sessions with Ryan will show “his foundation is not accurate and correct.”

“This is not the end, it’s just the beginning,” said Fudge. “He’s made up his mind, but we’re going to force him to start looking at data that makes sense.”

Charles D. Ellison is a veteran political strategist and regular contributor to The Root. He is also Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Tribune and chief political correspondent for Uptown magazine. Follow him on Twitter.

Charles D. Ellison is a veteran political strategist and a contributing editor at The Root. He is also Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Tribune, a frequent contributor to The Hill, the weekly Washington insider for WDAS-FM in Philadelphia and host of The Ellison Report, a weekly public-affairs magazine broadcast and podcast on WEAA 88.9 FM Baltimore. Follow him on Twitter.